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Putin Tries to Exploit Anti-Trumpism to Advance His Economic Agenda

(EDM) The annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (May 24–26) managed to attract more high-level foreign guests than could be expected considering Russia’s stagnant economy and relative lack of interest from…

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The Metastasis of War

(Moscow-on-Thames) The journalists who called me this morning about Bill Browder got sent away: I’ve got a book manuscript to finish, and, to be honest, there’s nothing new I can say about Browder…

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Ukraine and Russia: Peace, War and the Future

(YaleGlobal Online) ODESSA: Russia relations with Ukraine in the post-Soviet era may certainly be divided into two periods uneven in length. The first one was a period of relative peace…

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Nationalist Radicalization Trends in Post-Euromaidan Ukraine

(PONARS Policy Memo) Ukraine today faces a vicious circle of nationalist radicalization involving mutual reinforcement between far-right groups and the dominant oligarchic pyramids. This has significantly contributed to a post-Euromaidan domestic…

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When Does Corruption Matter?

(PONARS Eurasia) Corruption coupled with related economic stagnation has spurred waves of recent protests in countries like Russia in 2017 and, more recently, in Armenia in April 2018. But commentators…

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Denuclearization Again? Lessons from Ukraine’s Decision to Disarm

(War on the Rocks) (Co-authored with Mariana Budjeryn) On Dec. 25, 1991, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev announced his resignation and handed off his nuclear strike authorization unit, the so-called Cheget briefcase, to Russian President Boris Yeltsin.…

Ukraine’s 2017 Education Law Incites International Controversy Over Language Stipulation

(PONARS Policy Memo) The Ukrainian parliament launched a long-expected education reform policy with the adoption of a new “law on education” in September 2017. This development was welcomed by civil society and…

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Identity Politics in Times of Crisis: Ukraine as a Critical Case | Giuliano, Hale, Kulyk, Pop-Eleches, Robertson, Shevel, and more

(Post-Soviet Affairs) Introduction: Studying identity in Ukraine—While it is common wisdom that “identity matters” in Ukrainian politics, we still lack a robust understanding of precisely when and how it matters.…

How Russia’s Economic Recession Benefits Moscow Politically in its “Near Abroad”

(PONARS Policy Memo) Over the short run, Russia’s acrimonious relations with the West are serving the Kremlin’s broader effort of heightening its influence in its “near abroad.” In 2014, Russia was…

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The War in Ukraine is More Devastating Than You Know

(WP) The fighting in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region is entering its fifth year. More than 10,000 people have been killed in this persistent conflict; 2,800 were civilians. Nearly two million people…

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Nationalist Radicalization Trends in Post-Euromaidan Ukraine

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